Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
Aside from having one of the phattest logos in the land, the Rowdee Black Giants are quickly establishing themselves as one of the phattest Hip Hop bands in the Greater Philadelphia Region. RBG's are a funky collective whose approach to Hip Hop is that everyone within earshot of their sound is welcome to join in the fun they create. Damn.... remember when Hip Hop was fun? Well if ya forgot or happen to be too young to have missed that golden era, the R-B-Gees inject a healthy dose of "comfortable as an old pair of jeans" grooves that any accomplished emcee would be down to spit upon. It's fluid, jazzy and comes across so damn naturally. Of course the crew's emcees Mutation of Greatness and Da Average Man need no help when it comes to melding conversational, engaging rhymes into the fabric of the song.
- Funk Wizard Snow
Hip-hop music wears many faces, but one Philadelphia-based act intends to offer the genre a facelift on the house. The ROWDEE BLACK GIANTS rap collective has slowly begun to garner accolades through intensive grassroots performances in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. - Paul Russell
Philadelphia is once again about to drop a new sound on Hip-Hop, through five-man outfit – [ROWDEE BLACK GIANTS]. Their lead MC, Jermaine Young, breaks down what the RBGs are all about like this; “We expand the boundaries of hip-hop. It is a culture that shouldn't be scripted or made to be formulated… Artists must constantly push the envelope and not be afraid to force and promote change.” - Khyam Baines
Discography
LIVE BEATS: The Philadelphia Sound (ROWDEE BLACK GIANTS, 2003)
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
ROWDEE BLACK GIANTS, or affectionately known as RBGeez, is not a typical group or band. It is simply put, a lifestyle, point of view and a culture birthed from a necessity to improve and save the world. The group name was derived from the names of founding members (MC's Rowdee & Black) to express loyalty and familiy...The mascot/logo was inspired by the Jersey Black Giant (a Gamecock) to represent and identify the Giants. The Black Giant is a very heavy bird, tremendous in size and a fantastic show bird used to breed stronger offspring. This symbol supports the mission and purpose of the RBGeez. We are a strong family of loyal artists, tremendous in size, fantastic in show, made to breed stronger minds/ individuals through music, entertainment and education.
The logo depicts the aggressive ROWDEE BLACK GIANT holding a device that is part microphone/ part shovel. It symbolizes the RBG's intentions to: "WAKE YOU UP, TO DIG WHAT WE SAYIN". The initial offering from the Philly-based crew mixes the extraordinary writing/ lyricism of the MUTATION OF GREATNESS and D.A.M.E. (da average man eatin') with live rock/funk/folk/blues instrumentation.
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